When catering for a large group of people, you not only need to consider where the food has come from environmentally, but also how you present it. While your guests may be delighted by your organic salad and free range chicken, they might not be so impressed if you serve it up on plastic coated paper disposables.

So aside from asking your guests to share plates or handing out your best china, you need a suitable alternative to the common paper plate. The Biopac Biodegradable Sugarcane Disposable Plates are made from sugarcane fibre, which is 100% biodegradable, and a fully renewable source material. These sturdy plates are an obvious choice for the environmentally conscious.

Sugarcane is a natural by-product of the sugar industry in South East Asia that would conventionally be discarded or burnt in order to dispose of it. Compliant with EN13432 (the European standard of compostability), catering disposables made from this material can tolerate the freezer or microwave, and won't absorb oil or leak.

"I purchased the Biopac large and small plates for our party because I wanted decent plates that would be eco-friendly. They were thin (I thought they would be much thicker as I had phoned previously to find out if they could hold food without collapsing - and was told they would and they don't absorb oils). For the thickness that they were, the held up well and seemed solid. The small plates were good for being loaded up with apples and the large (and a good size) did a good job, and they seemed pretty good for staying clean."